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Clinical and pathologic findings of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomies in 159 BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers.
Gynecologic oncology - 1 Jan 2006
Finch Amy, Shaw Patricia, Rosen Barry, Murphy Joan, Narod Steven A, Colgan Terence J
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the likelihood of occult cancer diagnosis at prophylactic oophorectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers in different age groups and to determine the histopathology of these lesions. METHODS: We describe a series of 159 female BRCA1 or BRCA2 carriers who underwent prophylactic oophorectomy at the University Health Network, Toronto from January 1, 1992 to June 30, 2004. RESULTS: Seven (4.4%)...
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